The A Word (acne)

[Stephany S]

My skin has always been blemish prone. I haven't been able to 'cure' my acne with raw foods or herbal/natural supplements, does anyone else have experience with this? Has anyone seen a natural doc. for acne? Natasha from Raw Radiant Health has covered the topic a few times:




I'm incorporating a lot of her advice here into my diet but I'm still looking for more info and ideas!

[Stephany S]

I've been doing some research on this topic and found some natural, and even ORGANIC, options!

+ Good for the skin: progesterone cremes, chromium, potassium, selenium, sulfur, silicon, zinc, organic azelaic acid, vitamins B2 B3 B5 B6 and E

+ propolis (bee food), aloe, burdock, calendula, fish oils, flax seed oil, lavendar oil, neem oil, oregano oil, tea tree oil, fenugreek seeds, grapefruit seed extract, RYE SPROUTS (bulking up on these!)

- Not good for the skin: trans fats, bromine, iodine, dilantin, margarine, hypochlorydria, intestinal permeability

Has Anyone experienced any success using natural medicine, foods, or homeopathic remedies for acne?

[Amanda Rene]

I would LOVE to learn more in this area as well! As I have slowly incorporated raw foods into my diet, and eliminated processed foods, as well as Birth Control, I now have acne. My skin has always been clear and glowing, but this past year I have had a really hard time with acne. Now I have scars, always have a few zits, and it's really disappointing since I know how well I feel but I just don't look glowing anymore.

I have tried lots of different things such as: wheatgrass masks, aloe/cucumber masks, coconut oil, different herb oil blends (tea tree oil, and many others), green smoothie cleanse, green juice, wheatgrass juice, no-fat raw for 2 weeks, all sorts of supplements (EFA oil, Evening Primrose, zinc, bee pollen, oregano oil), and some things I can't remember.

It is really frustrating knowing I am the healthiest I have ever been, but don't look it!

[Terry]

This is assuming you might use bee products. If you're completely vegan, ignore my post :-)

Have you tried a honey mask on your face? Here are some variations:

Honey Mask - just use honey alone and apply to your skin. Leave on 10-15 minutes and rinse off.
Honey and Tea Tree - add a few drops of tea tree oil to about a tablespoon of honey and apply to your skin. Leave on 10-15 minutes and rinse.
Honey and Lemon - If you have oily skin-type acne, try adding the juice of half a lemon to your honey and apply that to your skin. Leave on 10-15 minutes and rinse.

If you're acne or blemish-prone, I would stay away from oils on the face - with the exception of jojoba, which is technically a wax and is good for balancing our own oils. On that note, I usually make a vial of jojoba with tea tree essential oil in it for my acne-prone clients (usually their teenagers).

If you don't have anywhere you have to be, apply some honey to your blemishes and leave on as long as possible.

Honey is an anti-bacterial and I've seen great results on other people who've used it on their acne. Also, maybe you're detoxing? Since our skin is our largest organ, detoxing is going rear its ugly head through blemishes or acne.

As long as I stay really high-raw, I never have much problem with my skin, but taking in some "not so good for me foods" will show up later through my skin when I eat really clean foods.

[Stephany S]

Terry, thank you so much for these honey recipes, and yes I do use bee products. I had heard honey and bee food were good for skin conditions but wasn't exactly sure how to incorporate them into my skin care regime. I started using bee pollen in some of my smoothies. Would honey and aloe combine well together? My problem is mainly with acne and inflamation so I juice a lot of cucumber and celery and I use some of the Desert Essence tee tree oil products, time to add the honey!

Terry said:

This is assuming you might use bee products. If you're completely vegan, ignore my post :-)

Have you tried a honey mask on your face? Here are some variations:

Honey Mask - just use honey alone and apply to your skin. Leave on 10-15 minutes and rinse off.
Honey and Tea Tree - add a few drops of tea tree oil to about a tablespoon of honey and apply to your skin. Leave on 10-15 minutes and rinse.
Honey and Lemon - If you have oily skin-type acne, try adding the juice of half a lemon to your honey and apply that to your skin. Leave on 10-15 minutes and rinse.

If you're acne or blemish-prone, I would stay away from oils on the face - with the exception of jojoba, which is technically a wax and is good for balancing our own oils. On that note, I usually make a vial of jojoba with tea tree essential oil in it for my acne-prone clients (usually their teenagers).

If you don't have anywhere you have to be, apply some honey to your blemishes and leave on as long as possible.

Honey is an anti-bacterial and I've seen great results on other people who've used it on their acne. Also, maybe you're detoxing? Since our skin is our largest organ, detoxing is going rear its ugly head through blemishes or acne.

As long as I stay really high-raw, I never have much problem with my skin, but taking in some "not so good for me foods" will show up later through my skin when I eat really clean foods.

[Terry]

I hope they work for you, Stephany. Honey and aloe would work fabulously together. The aloe would help soothe the inflammation for you.

Let us know how it goes!

[Bonnie McLean]

Stephany S and and Amanda Rene please visit super goji girl's site http://supergojigirl.com/wordpress/
to see how she is healing her acne scroll down to read the entries titled 1. Rocking out with the hormone train 2. Researching Hormones and more


Stephany S said:

I've been doing some research on this topic and found some natural, and even ORGANIC, options!
+ Good for the skin: progesterone cremes, chromium, potassium, selenium, sulfur, silicon, zinc, organic azelaic acid, vitamins B2 B3 B5 B6 and E
+ propolis (bee food), aloe, burdock, calendula, fish oils, flax seed oil, lavendar oil, neem oil, oregano oil, tea tree oil, fenugreek seeds, grapefruit seed extract, RYE SPROUTS (bulking up on these!)

- Not good for the skin: trans fats, bromine, iodine, dilantin, margarine, hypochlorydria, intestinal permeability

Has Anyone experienced any success using natural medicine, foods, or homeopathic remedies for acne?